Category Archive for : ‘Interviewing’

Happy Wednesday! It’s been another busy week at work. What better way to take a breather from it all than to glance through this week’s reading? This week we have a heavy emphasis on the hiring process from both perspectives, a little dash of STEM encouragement, followed by some self-help in the productivity department, and to finish things up we brought you an article that you may (or may not) want to leave on your boss’s desk.

Whether you are currently seeking a position or seeking to fill a position there’s

Look upon a professional executive search as an investment in improving the quality of your managerial and technical horsepower

From the Archives:

Written by James H. Kennedy

The next time you have an important managerial or technical slot to fill in your company, consider putting an executive search firm to work for you. “I can’t afford it,” you might say. An executive search may certainly seem to be expensive (at a fee of 30% of the first year’s compensation plus out-of-pocket incidental expenses, this works out to around $25,000 for a $75,000

Hey Ho happy Wednesday! At this point, we are almost halfway through February and our personal New Years Resolutions are in full swing. That being said, we’ve been focusing on how to improve our onboarding processes, improving leadership strategies, and how to improve ourselves amongst our coworkers. We hope you enjoy the selections we’ve chosen for you this week.

This Wednesday we thought we would start things off with a brief video. In this video, Amy Simmons the co-founder of Amy’s Ice Creams discusses her trick for hiring new employees. While

From the Archives:

Written by: Donna Gaines

When employees quit, the main reason is that they were not well matched to their jobs in the first place.” Caliper, a Princeton-based human resource firm, reached that conclusion after surveying 180 companies’ exit interviews. Contrary to some views, employees do not jump ship because of money (only 26 percent mentioned wages) or workplace conflict (11 percent). Rather, the reason most give (40 percent) is a combination of limited challenge, poor advancement potential, and insufficient recognition.

Confirming this, a recent Wall

Losing top performers has a negative impact on employee morale, productivity, and company revenue. The top performing employees are the ones who improve your bottom line by closing more deals, writing better proposals, creating more effective business strategies, analyzing your finances more closely and many other ways. That’s not the only compelling reason to hold on to them though.

Stay tuned for next month to hear and announcement from Donna Gaines, our founder and leading lady! And as a teaser, can you guess who from our thirty three year past could possibly be bouncing back into the Gaines game? Find out the answer to both of these questions in next month’s vlog!

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A little while back, I wrote a post about how to attract top talent. Well, after reading an article on ere.net, I have found that I am not the only one who is thinking of ways to be innovative ways to attract (and keep) employees.

The article is a couple of years old, but I found it incredibly interesting and I think many of the ideas can still be used today.

Anyway, according to the article, companies are incorporating a lot of things into the workplace that are helping to attract great talent.

The job interview can be a stressful time. The process can feel drawn-out and intimidating. However, there are a lot of things that a candidate can do in order to prepare a head of time that will alleviate a lot of the stress. Here are 7 tips to help you in your next job interview.

1. Do research on the company

Check out the company website, LinkedIn, or just do a Google search. Always try to learn as much as possible about the company’s industry.

2. Clean up your resume

Having a resume that

Often times, when we’re hiring, it’s all about the company. But I often wonder if we worry about the questions candidates should ask in a job interview.